Australian Championships 1968 / women singles

Australian Championships 1968
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Championships women singles
1967 ◄ 1968 ► 1969
Grand Slams 1968 women's singles
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1968 Australian Championships women's singles

The defending champion was Nancy Richey .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 1.  Lesley Turner Quarter finals 1.  Billie Jean King victory 3.  Rosie Casals Quarter finals 3.  Judy Tegart Semifinals 5.  Kerry Melville Round of 16 5.  Kathleen Harter Quarter finals 7th  Mary-Ann Eisel Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 7th  Margaret Court final 9.  Elena Subirats 2nd round 9.  Karen Krantzcke Quarter finals 11.  Ada Bakker 1 round 11.  Gail Sherriff Round of 16 13.  Helen Gourlay 1 round 13.  Lorraine Robinson 1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Lesley Turner

3

2

7th

Margaret Court

6th

6th

7th

Margaret Court

1

2

1

Billie Jean King

6th

6th

3

Judy Tegart

6th

1

2

1

Billie Jean King

4th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

L. Turner

6th

6th

D. Whitely

6th

6th

D. Whitely

3

1

J. Gohn

2

4th

1

L. Turner

6th

6th

K. Williams

3

2

E. De Jong

0

1

E. De Jong

6th

6th

E. De Jong

6th

6th

K. Hogarth

w.

O.

K. Hogarth

2

2

13

L. Robinson

1

L. Turner

3

6th

6th

V. Caulley

3

4th

5

K. Harter

6th

2

2

L. Griffiths

6th

6th

L. Griffiths

5

6th

4th

S. Hole

0

1

L. Liem

7th

3

6th

L. Liem

6th

6th

L. Liem

2

3

B. Jenkins

6th

4th

10

5

K. Harter

6th

6th

W. Gilchrist

2

6th

8th

B. Jenkins

2

7th

4th

L. Butterfield

1

3

5

K. Harter

6th

5

6th

5

K. Harter

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

M. Court

6th

6th

K. Harris

3

0

7th

M. Court

6th

6th

C. Sieler

5

8th

6th

C. Sieler

3

2

G. Shepard

7th

6th

4th

7th

M. Court

6th

6th

M. Tesch

6th

6th

E. Goolagong

3

1

H. Sheedy

3

1

M. Tesch

3

2

E. Goolagong

6th

6th

E. Goolagong

6th

6th

11

A. Bakker

4th

0

7th

M. Court

6th

6th

11

G. Sherriff

6th

6th

3

R. Casals

0

2

S. Washbourne

1

1

11

G. Sherriff

9

6th

S. Stephen

4th

4th

L. Kenny

7th

1

L. Kenny

6th

6th

11

G. Sherriff

1

0

L. Mansfield

2

1

3

R. Casals

6th

6th

L. Nice

6th

6th

L. Nice

2

4th

C. Sherriff

2

1

3

R. Casals

6th

6th

3

R. Casals

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

J. Tegart

6th

6th

J. Whyte

0

3

3

J. Tegart

6th

6th

J. Salome

6th

8th

J. Salome

1

1

H. O'Connor

2

6th

3

J. Tegart

6th

6th

J. Johnson

0

1

L. Kaligis

3

4th

L. Kaligis

6th

6th

L. Kaligis

10

2

6th

P. Edwards

3

7th

6th

P. Edwards

8th

6th

3

H. Mckechnie

6th

5

1

3

J. Tegart

4th

10

6th

9

K. Krantzcke

6th

6th

9

K. Krantzcke

6th

8th

3

A. Jenkins

4th

0

9

K. Krantzcke

6th

6th

B. Rae

6th

2

6th

B. Rae

4th

4th

J. Young

3

6th

3

9

K. Krantzcke

6th

6th

C. Cooper

7th

M.-A. Eisel

2

3

K. Dening

w.

O.

K. Dening

6th

4th

3

K. Wilkinson

4th

1

7th

M.-A. Eisel

3

6th

6th

7th

M.-A. Eisel

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

K. Melville

6th

8th

A. McKenzie

4th

6th

5

K. Melville

6th

7th

S. Hastings

4th

2

B. Hawcroft

2

5

B. Hawcroft

6th

6th

5

K. Melville

6th

3

A. Suurbeck

8th

3

6th

A. Suurbeck

8th

6th

M. Starr

6th

6th

1

A. Suurbeck

6th

5

6th

E. Staples

3

4th

9

E. Subirats

3

7th

4th

9

E. Subirats

6th

6th

A. Suurbeck

1

2

13

H. Gourlay

3

6th

5

1

BJ King

6th

6th

L. Hunt

6th

3

7th

L. Hunt

6th

6th

Y. Boy

6th

6th

Y. Boy

1

3

J. Murdoch

2

0

L. Hunt

3

4th

H. Amos

w.

O.

1

BJ King

6th

6th

D. Brennan

H. Amos

0

2

1

BJ King

6th

6th

Web links

• Australian Open 1968 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Australian Open 1968 (English) on the ITF website